'Salsify' definitions:

Definition of 'salsify'

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noun
Edible root of the salsify plant [syn: salsify, oyster plant]
noun
Mediterranean biennial herb with long-stemmed heads of purple ray flowers and milky sap and long edible root; naturalized throughout United States [syn: salsify, oyster plant, vegetable oyster, Tragopogon porrifolius]
noun
Either of two long roots eaten cooked

Definition of 'Salsify'

From: GCIDE
  • Salsify \Sal"si*fy\ (?; 277), n. [F. salsifis.] (Bot.) See Oyster plant (a), under Oyster. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'salsify'

From: GCIDE
  • Goat's beard \Goat's beard\, goatsbeard \goatsbeard\n. (Bot.), A weedy European annual with yellow flowers, of the genus Tragopogon; -- so named from the long silky beard of the seeds. One species is the salsify or oyster plant; it is naturalized in US.
  • Syn: meadow salsify, shepherd's clock, {Tragopogon pratensis}. [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]

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